A building belonging to the member representing Bauchi
Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Honourable Yakubu Shehu
Abdullahi, was in the early hours of Saturday demolished by persons suspected
to be officials of the Bauchi State government.
It was learnt that the building, located at the GRA area of
Bauchi metropolis, was demolished at about 1:00 am allegedly on the order of
the state governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed.
Reacting to the demolition, Abdullahi, who was recently
suspended by the Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu, as Wakilin
Birni, alleged that his property was demolished on the instruction of Governor
Mohammed without following due process.
The federal lawmaker, who last year defected from the
Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC),
said that government’s claim that the building was sited by the roadside was
false.
He alleged that he was being victimised by the governor
because he (Abdullahi) belongs to the APC, submitting that the building was
demolished without being paid any compensation by the government.
“My house was not on the roadside; it did not block road,
but the governor gave an order to demolish my house immediately he arrived into
the state yesterday (Friday). I built the house a long time ago,” the lawmaker
cried out.
According to him, “it (demolition) was carried out because I
am a member of the APC. That is why I am treated that way.”
Abdullahi informed that he bought the land on which he built
the demolished house from a former Head of Service in the state and
subsequently followed all necessary procedures, including registering it with
the state Ministry of Lands, where he paid the sum of N360,000.
“I did not buy the land from the state government rather I
bought it from the former Head of Service during the tenure of former governor
Mohammed Abubakar Abdullahi about two years ago.
“I followed all due process for owning the place. I also
registered the land through the Bauchi State Ministry of Lands. I did
registration for N360,000 before starting to build on it. But today they said
the house is not mine, how?”
The Reps member submitted that government ought to have got
a court order ordering the demolition of his house, which should be properly
served on him and be compensated before carrying out the demolition.
“Even if they want to demolish my house, they should have
done it in a good way by giving me a letter from court ordering me to move out
of the house after they might have paid compensation.
“But no, they just came with bulldozer and started
demolishing. Before they demolished houses in town to construct new roads, they
paid the owners compensation but because I am a member of APC that was why I am
treated this way.”
Abdullahi submitted that even if the state government wanted
to use the land to build a hospital as it claimed, “they should do the right
thing.”
According to him, he was not against government providing
infrastructure for the people, saying that, “I also want the government to do
something good in the state but they should do it in a right way.”
Efforts made to get government officials to react to the
development proved abortive as those contacted were not ready to comment on the
issue.
Also, calls put through to the telephone line of the Senior
Special Adviser to Governor Mohammed on Media and Communications, Muktar
Gidado, were not going through, while he did not respond to both SMS and
WhatsApp message sent to him as of the time of filing this report.
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